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Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Sunday she will stop using rCLtoxicrCY rhetoric, marking what would be a dramatic shift in a political brand hallmarked by derogatory comments.

The commitment comes amid a rift with Donald Trump that has spilled into public view, with the president attacking the Georgia Republican
personally. Greene, meanwhile, has pivoted away from the Republican
Party more broadly recently, criticizing the GOP on a number of fronts, including the partyrCOs handling of the government shutdown.

In an exclusive interview with CNNrCOs Dana Bash on rCLState of the UnionrCY on Sunday, Greene said she worried TrumprCOs rhetoric toward her could
lead to violence against her.

rCLThe most hurtful thing (Trump) said, which is absolutely untrue, is he called me a traitor, and that is so extremely wrong,rCY Greene said, rCLand those are the types of words used that can radicalize people against me
and put my life in danger.rCY

When pressed by Bash on why she didnrCOt speak out against Trump using
such rhetoric until it was directed at her, Greene conceded that it was rCLfair criticism.rCY

rCLI would like to say, humbly, IrCOm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics; itrCOs very bad for our country,rCY Greene said. rCLItrCOs been something IrCOve thought about a lot, especially since Charlie Kirk was assassinated.rCY

Greene said she realized that she has participated in or supported
heated rhetoric that has resulted in threats toward others, a point of reflection for her.

rCLIrCOm only responsible for myself and my own words and actions rCa and IrCOve
been working on this a lot lately, to put down the knives in politics,rCY Greene said. rCLI really want to just see people be kind to one another.rCY

GreenerCOs pivot represents a sharp departure from her typical
conservative firebrand persona. She has previously spread offensive
rhetoric about the Holocaust, lobbed personal insults during
congressional proceedings and fought with fellow Republicans to the
point her own caucus has pushed for repercussions for her acting out.

Greene repeatedly indicated support for Facebook posts calling for
executing prominent Democratic politicians in 2018 and 2019, before she
was elected to Congress, a CNN KFile report revealed in 2021. After CNN reached out to Greene at the time, her personal Twitter account posted a statement that did not deny that she liked posts and replied to
comments, but claimed that many people have run her Facebook page. The
report resulted in her being removed from House committee assignments
until 2023.

Also in 2021, Greene compared then-House Speaker Nancy PelosirCOs decision
to continue to require House lawmakers to wear masks on the chamber
floor to steps the Nazis took to control the Jewish population during
the Holocaust. Greene issued a rare apology after that incident.

She was also ejected from the conservative House Freedom Caucus in 2023
in part because of fights she had with its members. She later brushed
off her ouster, saying she didnrCOt rCLhave time for the drama club.rCY

In one of her more notorious incidents, Greene got into a fight during a committee markup in 2024, during which she insulted Rep. Jasmine
CrockettrCOs personal appearance and verbally sparred with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Greene refused to apologize when given the opportunity by the
committeerCOs chair. The majority of Republicans on the panel eventually
voted to allow Greene to continue speaking during the markup, though Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado joined Democrats in voting to
have Greene silenced for the rest of the period.

That was not the only time Boebert and Greene had a public disagreement. During an argument on the House floor in 2023, Greene called Boebert rCLa little b*tch.rCY

Beyond her colleagues, Greene also snapped at a British journalist to
rCLgo back to your countryrCY after the reporter asked about the Signal chat controversy involving Trump administration officials earlier this year

Greene said Sunday sherCOs done participating in politics in that way,
adding that America needs to find rCLa new path forward,rCY and calling on people rCLto come together and end all the toxic, dangerous rhetoric and divide.rCY

rCLIrCOm leading the way with my own example, and I hope that President
Trump can do the same,rCY she said.

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/16/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-interview-apologizes

Hmmm. Looks like CNN isn't picking up the Tammy call. I can dig that.
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